Every heist needs a fence.
This is the person who sells what has been stolen, the mover between crime and capitalism. In Colson Whitehead’s latest novel, Harlem Shuffle, you’re likely—and improbably—to be on the side of the fence, Ray Carney, the person who typically offers ten cents on the dollar.
In 1959, Carney is the medium-size son of a deceased full-time crook. He owns and runs a furniture store in Harlem, but with a wife, a child, and a baby on the way, he aspires to deliver a better life for his family. He’s on the cusp of membership in the Dumas Club, the most elite in Harlem. Ray’s cousin, Freddie, supplies extra merchandise and money, delivering electronics and jewelry to Carney at his store to be sold—no questions asked.
Harlem Shuffle follows Ray Carney, the fence, through five years, three heists, two stolen necklaces, one revenge plot, and countless characters who weave a story of opportunity, ambition, revenge, legacy, loyalty, family, and sentiment.
Colson Whitehead, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction for The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, spoke to Goodreads contributor April Umminger about his latest novel. Their conversation has been edited.
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